# @palmbaypd on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgo8WbIU09
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21302828-palmbaypd-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/7d6ea2aae3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-07-19T13:12:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Palm Bay PD (@PalmBayPD) — https://gondola.cc/PalmBayPD

## Caption

VCOP Spotlight July 2021 SAM SWAN

You need to spell VOLUNTEER in all capital letters when you use it to describe Sam Swan. He is the second longest serving VCOP, logging over 11,735 hours since he joined in 2008!

Sam was born in Scotland and in 1967 at 23 years of age, he and his family moved to the United States with the promise of new jobs for his dad and him in Detroit. He soon found himself in the Army stationed in Korea. The best part of that assignment was finding his Korean wife of 52 years. Together they have cruised all over the world and recently bought an RV with plans to explore lots of the USA.

Besides his military service, Sam worked in manufacturing, as an EMT, and as a “flight follower” for the LifeFlight helicopters flying in and out of Holmes Regional Medical Center.

When he retired, he started looking for something else to do to give back to the community so, as a VCOP, Sam started out on patrol, became operations supervisor, and now is a courier shuttling supplies and official documents around to various government offices in Brevard County. This gives him plenty of opportunities to meet new people which is his favorite part of the job.

If you would like to become a VCOP like Sam, send an email to VCOP@palmbayflorida.org or call (321) 953-8987. #PalmBayProud #Connect #Serve #Impact #PalmBay #Volunteer #JoinPBPD

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connect, joinpbpd, impact, serve, palmbay, volunteer, palmbayproud

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